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Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Sarah Yeoman, Communications and Media Officer at Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, to discover ‘Sing it Home’ - an album in collaboration with Cornish musicians and community groups in aid of their ongoing HELi2 appeal. We check in with CHAO...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Sam Howe and Robin McCarthy, from the Lady Daphne, a 101 year Sailing Vessel which until recently, resided in Charlestown Harbour. We’ll learn how recent storm damage to the lock gate in Charlestown harbour has meant they needed to urgent...

In the latest episode, we join actor and presenter Denise Van Outen, who dropped by with Talking Futures spokesperson Michelle Rea, to explore Tethered, a new film designed to help parents navigate modern education options for teens.  We check in with actor, comedian, and co-founder of Jam First Theatre, Laurence Pears, to explore their upcoming Halloween performances of dark Cornish comedy Hellis...

On today’s show, we’re reflecting on the ‘By Cornwall For Cornwall’ - a week on from the event hosted by VSF Cornwall and the People in Mind Project – which saw voluntary, community, social enterprise and health organisations came together for World Mental Health Day. It was a day which celebrated their joint commitment to working collaboratively across Cornwall - and a chance for those attending...

In the latest episode, we join Gill Leonard, owner of St Austell’s iconic Bridge Agency, whose doors are set to close after more than four decades of service and support to countless families in and around the local area. We check in with Tristan Netherton, founder of Mevagissey Shanty Festival, to reflect on how the event has evolved over the last five years, how it supports local communities and...

In the latest episode, we join Nick Ratcliffe, Project Manager for Sustrans South, to explore the work of Sustrans, a UK charity dedicated to improving community health and happiness by making it easier for people to walk, wheel, and cycle; and Nick will share insights on the opportunities available here in St Austell and the surrounding areas. We check in with Giovanni Cinque, Marketing & Cam...

Join Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Dick Cole, Chairman of the Board of Directors (and Party Leader of Mebyon Kernow and Cornwall Councillor for ‘St Dennis and St Enoder) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ClayTAWC.  Kate Holborow, co-chair of the Cornwall Christmas Fair, tells us abo...

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact news@chaos.radio. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join St Austell Community Fire Station for their annual Open Day, packed full of games, demonstrations, helpful advice and so much more.  We check in with Zara Shoesmith, of the People in Mind project, and service user Alfie to mark World Suic...

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact news@chaos.radio. 

 In this episode Sticker’s Morgan Coxhead aims to be the first person with cystic fibrosis to become a professional footballer, St Austell Fire Station pop in to talk about their upcoming open day and we hear from Christine McHaines and her surprise book deal signing at the ages of 77! If that’s not enough, Bryna takes a trip to CHAOS at Eden to meet some Scarecrows and Tom talks Pasties at Fowey...

Tom Howe looks back at some of the best bits from across CHAOS Radio. In this episode we spend the day at Poltair Park as part of the Summer Wellbeing Festival as we hear from organisations working hard to support people in St Austell with their health and wellbeing. Forget Me Not Chorus tell us about their singing for Dementia and we hear from Florence who completed the 3 Peak Challenge is 24 hou...

In this episode of NEWSWAVE we're on site at Boardmasters Festival in Newquay. Tom Howe speaks to performers, organisations and festival goers as they enjoy Cornwall's biggest music event.  If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact news@chaos.radio. 

Join Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In this episode, we take a trip to Sticker Vintage Rally & Country Fayre to talk Griggs Country Store, American cars and the importance of buying local. We're on the ground at Charlestown Regatta and we go behind the scenes at the brand new home of Truro City FC. If you li...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Dr Ruth Goldstein, Assistant Director of Public Health for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, to mark the launch of ‘Healthier Together, a campaign to encourage us all to make small changes in our daily lives to improve our health and well...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join CHAOS Radio arts correspondent, Cathy Davies, to discuss her work with young people in the community. We check in with Cornwall Air Ambulance for an update on their HELi2 appeal, an attempt to secure a second AW169 helicopter to enhance t...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Emma Forrest of Girlguiding Cornwall to explore how they make a difference to the lives of young girls and their communities across nearly two hundred groups in the Duchy alone. We check in with life member Jean Caddy on the opening day o...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join more than 1,200 primary school students at an event organised by anti-racism charity Black Voices Cornwall at The Hall for Cornwall to mark the 76th anniversary of Windrush. We check in with two of the main attractions at last weekend’s P...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join local students and teachers to talk about the importance of reading and the enjoyment that can come from it, taking inspiration from last week’s St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature. We check in with Sam Houston, a community fundr...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join co-organiser Julie Sykes and Cornish based author Naomi Jones to talk about this week’s eagerly-anticipated St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature. We check in with Melanie Portlock, Community Health and Wellbeing Coordinator here a...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join 1,500 fun runners at RAF St Mawgan for a record breaking Rainbow Run that raised £100,000 towards the vital services and support offered by Children’s Hospice South West. We check in with Tarn Lamb, Chief Executive Officer for Cornwall Ne...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. We’ve got something a little bit different for you in this week’s episode, as we share with you a flavour of last weekend’s Royal Cornwall Show, which saw more than one hundred and seventeen thousand people visit the site near Wadebridge across the three days. The weat...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join The Cornwall Bicycle Project and their various partners for the first ever Limitless Festival, an open event held at Par Track to celebrate and share the world of adapted cycling. We check in with Matthew Kenworthy Gomes, chief executive...

Today is the launch of ‘NEWSWAVE Investigates: Desalination', a documentary series which explores South West Water’s proposed plans for a Desalination Plant in Par, Cornwall. Over the episodes, CHAOS Radio Journalist Tom Howe and Producer Meah Howlett, will ask what desalination is, why it could be necessary and what impact it might have on the area. They will bring you answers from industry...

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join Bethany Lyne, Project Director of Open Studios Cornwall, to explore a celebration of Cornish creativity that sees hundreds of artists and makers open their studios to the public. We check in with award-winning Cornish singer-songwriter Wi...